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Halmos College Faculty Keynote Speaker the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists

On the weekend of April 11th, Halmos College biology faculty member Christopher Blanar, Ph.D. was one of the keynote speakers at the 2019 meeting of the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists (SSP). Hosted by University of Georgia’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, the title of Blanar’s talk was “Effect sizes, affect words, and the value of parasites as bioindicators”.

“In short I used text analysis software to study whether scientists in my field change the way they write depending on the statistical significance and effect sizes associated with their results.”, said Blanar.

The other invited speaker was Kate Sheehan, Ph.D. of Southern Arkansas University. Over 200 people attended the conference. Blanar’s talk was well received and discussed throughout the meeting.

The SSP is an affiliate of the American Society of Parasitologists and is a mix of ecologists, taxonomists, cell biologists, immunoparasitologists, veterinarians, students, and more. The annual meetings are casual, relaxed, and always interesting. Membership is open to all persons interested in the study of all things related to the fascinating world of parasites.

Conflict Analysis and Resolution Doctoral Alumnus Publishes book, When Church Conflict Happens: A Proven Process for Resolving Unhealthy Disagreements and Embracing Healthy Ones

Michael Hare, Ph.D.

Michael Hare, Ph.D., doctoral graduate of Conflict Analysis and Resolution in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), has published a book titled, When Church Conflict Happens: A Proven Process for Resolving Unhealthy Disagreements and Embracing Healthy Ones. The book provides a blueprint for understanding and addressing church conflict and telling the difference between healthy and unhealthy conflict.

Hare served as a pastor for over thirty years in New York, Vermont, Oklahoma, Colorado, and California. He has also served as a consultant to churches struggling with conflict. He is a consultant with Living Stones and is the chaplain for Compassion International working with domestic and international staff. In addition, Hare has been an adjunct instructor for several universities, teaching courses such as mediation.

Moody Publishers published the book, April 2019. For more information, please go to

https://www.moodypublishers.com/authors/h/michael-hare/.

Counseling Professor is Associate Editor of New Journal

Assistant Professor W. Bradley McKibben, Ph.D.

When he is not teaching or running a research lab, College of Psychology Department of Counseling Assistant Professor W. Bradley McKibben, Ph.D., is also serving as the associate editor of a new journal.

In 2018, McKibben accepted a three-year appointment as associate editor of Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, the official journal of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, or SACES. The organization, whose mission is to support counselor educators and supervisors, includes 14 southern states, covering bordered to the north by Maryland, to the south by Florida, and to the west by Texas.

“It gives more of an outlet to research and researchers who are studying training of counselors,” McKibben said of the journal’s creation. “This offers another outlet for that.”

McKibben’s involvement arose from a conversation with his former mentor Kelly Wester, Ph.D., an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. McKibben expressed an interest in journal editing work, and several weeks later, Wester called him about the new journal, of which she is the editor. After McKibben was aboard, there was the task of setting up the journal and requesting articles for the first issue.

The journal received 60 submissions for its debut issue in February 2019, but only six made it into print. McKibben credits several ad hoc reviewers for helping read through the submissions and help get the journal launched. Some of the articles cover topics like “Exploring Latina Clinical Mental Health Counseling Students’ Perceptions of Teaching Practices” and  “Am I My Peers’ Keeper? Problems of Professional Competency in Doctoral Students.”

The journal will publish twice a year, with the second issue expected in October. McKibben said it might have more articles than the first issue, but fewer than 10.

For More Information: https://psychology.nova.edu/news-events/2019/cop-counsjournal.html

Six NSU Students Attended Florida Neuroscience Symposium

Six Behavioral Neuroscience majors represented NSU at the 2019 Sunposium, which took place March 4-6 in West Palm Beach.

The 2019 event was the fourth biannual symposium organized by the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. The six students, Matthew Cannon, Alina Ali, Cailey Weaver, Jacob Hardy, Esha Parikh, and Barry Shaw, were selected as Florida Fellows and had all expenses paid for the Sunposium. The event drew neuroscience researchers from around the world, and each evening featured a plenary talk by a Nobel laureate.

The students were joined by three faculty members from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience: Professor Jaime Tartar, Ph.D., and Assistant Professors James Munoz Ph.D. and Allie Holschbach Ph.D.

“It was wonderful that our Behavioral Neuroscience students were selected as Florida Fellows for the 2019 Sunposium,” Tartar said. “This was an extraordinary opportunity for them to interact with hundreds of the world’s most esteemed neuroscience researchers. This program also generously supported their registration and lodging for the conference.”

Weaver said she was initially nervous being an undergraduate in the company of neuroscientists, but found the atmosphere relaxed. She said the Sunposium confirmed her aspiration to work as a neuroscience researcher.

“Through this experience, I was able to speak to many researchers, meet Nobel laureate Dr. Eric Kandel, and present a poster for the first time,” she said.

Full story: https://psychology.nova.edu/news-events/2019/cop-sunposium.html

Doctoral Student at the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Recognized for Project Based Learning in the Classroom

Simone T. Lewis

Simone T. Lewis, doctoral student at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice was recently highlighted for her use of Project Based Learning (PBL) in the classroom by Broward County Public Schools. She is currently a 7th grade intensive reading teacher at Margate Middle School.

Her featured project revolved around the impact of harmful marine life such as jellyfish and red algae on the life of Floridians. The project began when a group of students asked what harm could come to them personally after reading a text about these invasive species. Instead of directly answering, Simone suggested to the class to do some research to find out together. Incorporating the hands on experience, while exploring science, art and history within the context of reading class has led to increased student and parent engagement.

In addition to her innovative classroom, Simone is an accomplished author. In 2016 she published her first children’s book in an anticipated series, “The Adventures of Seth and Shadow, Super- Duper Student of the Week.” Inspired by the daily routines of her then four-year-old son, Seth, who struggled with accepting the weekly defeat of not being selected as student of the week. Seth would often cry stating that he would never be good enough to be student of the week no matter how hard he tried. When he finally persevered, and became student of the week, Simone decided to document his adventures with Shadow, the classroom mascot by creating a book using pictures she had taken and the services of her local pharmacy’s photo development department. Little did she know that this would deliver Seth and Shadow Books.

Simone is a two time NSU alum. She graduated with a bachelor’s in Applied Studies with a concentration in Psychology and earned her Master’s in Reading. She is expected to graduate later this year with her doctorate of education. Her dissertation is titled, “Using PBL and Total Physical Response in the classroom”.

To order The Adventures of Seth and Shadow, Super- Duper Student of the Week”, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Seth-Shadow-Super-Student/dp/1524656437

NSU Collegiate DECA Students Attend 2019 National Competition

(L to R)- Monica Paneque, Vijay Patel, Rudresh Patel, Rea Ghodasra, Varun Raja, and Laura Cashman

NSU’s Collegiate DECA chapter sent five members to represent the University at the 2019 International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Orlando, Florida.

More than 1,400 college students from around the nation participated in the five-day event. The (ICDC) competitive events program gave participants the opportunity to put their experience, skills and knowledge to the test in 24 difference categories. The Competitive Events Program has been recognized for helping to prepare students for their professional careers. Their work and presentations are judged by business and industry professionals in those fields.

Placing Top Ten in competition finals were NSU students Vijay Patel, who competed in Sales Management event and Varun Raja who competed in the Entrepreneurship Operations event. Varun also earned two Awards of Excellence in his category by earning top scores in both the testing and case study portions of the event.

Other NSU students who qualified to compete at the national level were:

  • Rea Ghodasra, Business-to-Business Marketing
  • Rudresh Patel, Business-to-Business Marketing
  • Laura Cashman, Fashion Merchandising & Marketing

Monica Paneque, Director of the Huizenga Business Innovation Academy, Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, currently serves as adviser to the NSU group.

While attending the conference, NSU students were able to network with representatives from corporate supporters like Walgreens, NAPA, and England Logistics as well as participate in professional development workshop sessions hosted by industry experts.

NSU Collegiate DECA would like to thank everyone who donated to their campaign to fund this memorable and unique experience. Without your support, this trip would not have been possible. If you would like to support future NSU DECA students and conferences, please click here.

To follow NSU DECA on social media, find them on Facebook – @NSUDECA or Instagram @nsu_deca

Medical Communications Director Wins AACOM Writing Award

Scott Colton, B.A., APR

Scott Colton, B.A., APR, director of medical communications and public relations for the Health Professions Division, received second-place honors in the 2019 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Excellence in Communications Awards Program. Colton earned his award in the Best Feature Story or Article category for his COM Outlook piece “Beating Addiction: 2006 Alumnus Shares Harrowing Story of Opioid Dependence.” AACOM represents the 35 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States, which are accredited to deliver instruction at 55 teaching locations in 32 states.

College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Graduate Authors Book on Mentoring

Daniel H. Shapiro, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&CJ) recently authored the book, The 5 Practices of the Caring Mentor: Strengthening the Mentoring Relationship from the Inside Out!. The book focuses on the five key practices all mentors must master to bring out the best in their mentees.

Shapiro has over twenty years of experience as a teacher, school counselor, mentor and district leader in Broward County Public Schools. He received the Florida Governor’s Shine Award for inspirational teaching and was named a Broward County Public Schools 2014 Caliber Award winner and the 2015 Florida School Counselor Association (FSCA) Elementary School Counselor of the Year. Shapiro is now a school counseling specialist and provides mentoring and professional development to school counselors within the Broward County School District.

He earned his doctorate of education with the FCE&CJ in 2012.

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Alumnus Publishes Book and Receives Thabo Mbeki Award for Public Service and Scholarship

Fonkem Achankeng I, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS), has co-edited a book with Janet Hagen, Ph.D., entitled, Crime, Second Chances, and Human Services: Creating a Pathway to Ordinary Life for the Convicted. Rowman and Littlefield published the book. For more information, please go to: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498595889/Crime-Second-Chances-and-Human-Services-Creating-a-Pathway-to-Ordinary-Life-for-the-Convicted

In addition, Achankeng received the Thabo Mbeki Award for Public Service and Scholarship at the 19th Annual Africa Conference, University of Texas, Austin, in March. “Among other things, the Awards Committee in choosing him for this award noted his community services, his membership in organizations and societies that promote peace, his promotion of African culture, and his ability to merge practice with theories.”

Achankeng, is an associate professor  in the Department of Human Services Leadership in the College of Education & Human Services at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. He has authored numerous articles and was a Fulbright scholar in 1995-1996 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. Previously he was in the diplomatic service in the Foreign Ministry of Cameroon. His teaching and research interests include refugees, migration and human services; social issues and solutions; and conflict analysis and resolution. Achankeng is an Executive Council Member of The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies.

 

CAHSS Faculty Publishes Article with Alumna in Journal of Ecological Anthropology

Eileen Smith-Cavros, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) published an article in the Journal of Ecological Anthropology with NSU alumna Arianna Sunyak. Smith-Cavros teaches sociology and anthropology courses. Sunyak received her undergraduate degree from NSU in Environmental Science and also her master’s degree in education from NSU in Education.

The article is entitled, “Off-the-Grid in an On-the-Grid Nation: Household Energy Choices, Intra-Community Effects, and Attitudes in a Rural Neighborhood in Utah, “Volume 20, Number 1 (2019). The qualitative study involved surveys with closed and open-ended questions to explore the local effects off-grid living had on individuals and households and daily intra-community life. Based on the data, it appears that living off-grid, particularly the use of solar energy, seemed to enhance the sense of intra-community neighborliness. The article may be accessed at https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jea/vol20/iss1/5/

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